§ Mr. BlunkettTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what were the average point scores (A*=7) for (a) English language, (b) GCSE mathematics and (c) both subjects together of each individual 20th group of (i) all 15-year-olds, (ii) boys only and (iii) girls only, when ranked in each case by their average point scores in each of these subjects, indicating the average point score of each group for all GCSE subjects and its average number GCSE entries per pupil in each case, together with the number of pupils in each group for all such pupils (1) in England, (2) in the local education authority maintained sector, (3) in the grant-maintained sector, (4) in the whole maintained sector and (5) in the independent sector for 1992 and 1995. [28607]
§ Mr. PaiceThe data are contained in a number of tables which will be placed in the Library. The tables for 1992 and 1995 show the average point scores (A*=7) for (a) GCSE English language, (b) GCSE mathematics, (c) both subjects and (d) all GCSEs together of each group (i) of all 15-year-olds, (ii) boys only and (iii) girls only, when ranked in each case by their average point scores in each of these subjects, indicating the average point score of each group for all GCSE subjects and its average number of GCSE entries per pupil in each case, together with the number of pupils in each group for all such pupils (1) in England, (2) in the local education authority maintained sector, (3) in the grant maintained sector, (4) in the whole maintained sector and (5) in the independent sector. For English and mathematics separately there are eight groups, and for both subjects together there are 15 groups.